Volleyball Preview: Seventy-First Falcons vs. Gray's Creek Bears
Seventy-First is 0-8 against Gray's Creek since September of 2021 but things could change on Tuesday. The Seventy-First Falcons are on the road again to play the Gray's Creek Bears at 6:00 p.m.
Seventy-First lost 3-0 to Hoke County on Monday.
While Seventy-First had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least seven points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-14, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Gray's Creek waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Everything went their way against the Rams as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-20, 25-16.
Gray's Creek can attribute much of their success to Mary Kate Boyle, who had seven digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Boyle a new career-high in aces.
Gray's Creek was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 13 consecutive matches.
Seventy-First's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Gray's Creek, they pushed their record up to 12-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Seventy-First might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Gray's Creek in their previous meeting back in August. Can Seventy-First avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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